The University of British Columbia

The facts:

• Physical access to the BMB Library is limited after 7pm to building pass-holders from Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays.
  
• You can enter the building before 7pm, and are welcome to stay in the library until closing. However, you will need to find an alternative on the weekends because you will not be able to enter the building. See http://www.library.ubc.ca/hours
  
• In order to access BMB during these periods, you will need a swipe card and hospital ID badge to access the library. Only UBC faculty, students and staff working at the Vancouver hospital are entitled to hospital ID.
  
• The UBCcard (or any other similar card) does not provide access.

A few other facts to access nearby libraries (not BMB after hours):

• If you are a student, faculty or staff member at another university, you may belong to COPPUL (Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries) and can request a COPPUL library card from your home institution (but this card is for borrowing materials, not to access BMB library after hours)
  
• Take your COPPUL card to Koerner Library on the UBC main campus or Robson Square to obtain a free UBC Community Card. This information is listed on the library's website http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/visitors.html.
  
• Members of the public can apply for a UBC Community Library card. A UBC community card allows you to borrow books from most UBC libraries. The card costs a certain amount every year, and some restrictions apply.
  
• For example, interlibrary loan (ILL) services are available for a charge of $30 per item. For more information, see Guide to Library Services for Individuals Unaffiliated with UBC

For more information about physical access to the UBC BMB Library, contact Dean Giustini